Confidence may be a pretty tricky mindset to embrace every day, as many who struggle with low esteem likely know too well. For one thing, psychologists have discovered that our levels of self-assurance can fluctuate daily and even hourly—this is something that they call state self-esteem. It means that certain events or situations can either …
Have you had that one childhood friend that you did almost everything together with? If so, you’ve probably often heard your parents compare you to her/him (mine did): “Look at Jane (John)–how come they are doing better in school, at sports, at playing the piano?” or “Why can’t you be more like Jane (John)?” How …
Our bodies, we tend to forget, are just the mere hosts of our large personalities. Judging the quality and worth of our characters by the outer shells we were given is, to state the least, the most limited narrative of who we truly are, suggesting we are our looks. Think about it – Do you …
Confidence and self-esteem are often used interchangeably. So often, that we see them as synonyms. Or at least, very close –like the two sides of the same coin. Or like twin brothers. Or Hansel and Gretel—they always seem to go together. Admittedly, it’s a bit of a confusing tale when it comes to these two …
Presence of fear is not the absence of self-esteem. On the contrary–confidence is our ability to move forward. And not necessarily away from our fears, but sometimes along with them. We all have heard the saying that there is no perfect timing. And it’s also true in terms of building confidence. The perfect timing comes …
Confidence is… Knowing that you control your self-esteem. Not other people. Not fate. Not the excuses you tell yourself. You. Self-esteem measures how much a person generally likes or dislikes themselves. So you are that person who decides whether you love or not the man in the mirror, whether you want to treat them with …
Our bodies–we often tend to forget–are just the mere hosts of our large personalities. Judging the quality and worth of our characters by the outer shells we were given is, to state the least, the most limited narrative of who we truly are and what we represent as human beings. We should not belittle ourselves …
Self-image is a barometer of how much we like or dislike ourselves. It’s a measure of our self-esteem. And unfortunately, it’s not something we can hope to completely outgrow with age. And we can’t ignore it either—it’s an essential part of our characters—in fact, it defines who we believe we are. But we can do plenty to re-define how we see ourselves.
The most popular test of measuring self-esteem is the so-called Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). It was developed by the American social psychologist and sociologist Morris Rosenberg in 1965 and quickly became the “go-to” way to assess how much we generally like ourselves. The test is very easy and fast to do, produces immediate results, and …
You can’t completely and unconditionally love yourself until you decide that you want to love yourself. Your feelings toward yourself shouldn’t be dependent on someone else’s approval of you, nor on any stereotypes that the world is trying to impose on us all. You should learn to like yourself a bit more, to be kinder …